Chihuahua Dogs and Chihuahua City

Did you know there is a city named Chihuahua in Mexico?
Now, you must be wondering, is there any relationship between these Chihuahua Dogs and Chihuahua City?

The answer is YES.

Here is a brief history about the Chihuahua Breed....

The Chihuahua dogs take their name from the Mexican state adjoining west Texas and New Mexico, but likely came from the ancient Techichi dogs of the Toltecs crossed with hairless dogs from the Orient. As per the historians, the Techichi dogs as heavy-boned small dog with a long coat and are indigenous to Central America. They are connected to the Toltec civilization, which was near present-day Mexico City. But these Techichi dogs were larger than the modern Chihuahua and were mute.

The Aztecs conquered the Toltecs and adopted the little dogs as sacred icons of the upper classes, used in religious ceremonies to expiate sins and as guides for the spirits of the dead. Somewhere along the way, breed historian K. deBlinde* concluded, the Techichi was crossed with an Oriental hairless breed that made its way to the New World via the Bering Strait land bridge and the smaller, smooth-coated, vocal Chihuahua of today was born.

The breed was discovered in Chihuahua State in the 1850s and quickly became popular. It was first registered with the American Kennel Club in 1904.

So...in a nutshell, the Chihuahua dog had originated from the Chihuahua State of Mexico and hence the same names.

Can you imagine a Chihuahua adopting a chick?

This is a funny story about a Chihuahua dog named Huahua from China.

When Huahua's owner's daughter got a chick at home, Huahua took charge of the chick immediately.

She regards the chick as her baby and stands guard to make sure it comes to no harm. And, whenever the chick strays too far, Huahua picks it up gently in her mouth and puts it back in its cot.

The owners say "We'll try our best to raise the little chicken, if that's what Huahua wants."

Its fun to see Huahua and the chich together. And you never know, why and how your Chihuahua dog will suddenly take interest in something.

We have already mentioned in our training course, that Chihuahuas are extremely possessive and tend to cling to one or two persons. Even with their small size, they can turn aggressive if they find any threat towards what they consider to be THEIRS. And in this case, Huahua feels the chick to be his possession!!

(Source: ananova.com)

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